Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty names Veteran Banking Executive Barbara Ashley Jones an International Luxury Home Specialist in Lake Nona

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty has names veteran banking executive Barbara Ashley Jones an International Luxury Home Specialist firm’s Lake Nona Real Estate Marketing Center. Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said Jones began her banking career in 1973 in New York and moved to the Orlando area in 1987. She served as assistant treasurer and operations manager at The First FA Bank in Orlando from 1988 to 1993 during which time she earned her Florida Mortgage Broker and Florida Real Estate licenses. Jones is a graduate of the Realtor® Institute, is a Florida Real Estate Military Specialist, a Military Relocation Professional, a Certified International Property Specialist, a Certified Distressed Property Expert and a Certified Notary Signing Agent. Barbara was recently recognized by the 2013 Honor Society for Florida Realtors and ORRA 2013 Honor Society. A native of Guyana, Jones was the founding Treasurer of the Guyanese American Cultural Association of Central Florida (GACACF). She was appointed to the boards of directors of the Orange County Minority Women Business Enterprise and the Orange County Housing Finance Authority, which she chaired for two years. “Barbara Jones is an outstanding senior executive with enormous skills and experience,” Soderstrom said. Jones will focus on the Lake Nona, Medical City and St. Cloud areas, Soderstrom added.